SEU Best Industries For Process Cost Systems Discussion

Process CostingCost Systems Q- What type of industries are best suited for process cost systems? Discuss how the process cost system is tracked and recorded for one of the following types of business: (a) TV assembler, (b) building contractor, (c) automobile repair shop, (d) paper manufacturer, (e) custom jewelry manufacturer? In the business type you selected, what is the most important purpose of the cost of production report and how can it improve operations in that business type?Directions:ReadingsRequired: Chapter 3 in Managerial AccountingSchwartz, J. (2019). Solid information helps address controllable costs. World Oil, 240(1), 25.Recommended: Module 03 PowerPoint PresentationVercio, A. (2018). Process costing: The most important subject in the management accountant’s curriculum. Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance (Wiley), 29(2), 141–150.

Find your inspirational art piece For this assignment, you will go on a virtual trip to an online museum collection for inspiration. You will visit a museum from the list (or any museum of your choice) and select one item of the virtual collection that has similar aesthetic of your chosen brand from last week.

Tasks with Directions Step 1: Find your inspirational art piece For this assignment, you will go on a virtual trip to an online museum collection for inspiration. You will visit a museum from the list (or any museum of your choice) and select one item of the virtual collection that has similar aesthetic of your chosen brand from last week. There is no right or wrong choice as your interpretation of an art is a subjective experience. Accordingly, explaining your interpretation of the art in relation to ROSS STORES BRAND is a key to communicate why and how the art and the brand shares the similar aesthetic.There are four parts for the report. Write a paragraph per each part. Insert a visual of the art in your report.

why is it important for Emergency Managers to be flexible.

Chapter 11 discusses 11 additional case studies.  One of those case studies is “The benefits of keeping a small footprint when stepping out of your lane” (page 262).  The lessons learned is that an Emergency Manager effective by a disaster must be flexible. In many disasters’ we are working in someone else’s state, and that means that the Governor’s needs, political or not, need to be addressed as best as we can.  Without the cooperation of their offices no response or recovery can be done well.  based on your experience or understanding of the material, which case study has the most relevance to you?1.Based on your understanding of the material, why is it important for Emergency Managers to be flexible.  Glarum, Jan and Adrianopoli, Carl. (2020). Decision Making in Emergency Management. Cambridge, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.

Why is having a strong organizational culture important? What are some ways leaders can develop and manage organizational culture? How might this help with recruiting and retaining employees?

I’m working on a health & medical discussion question and need the explanation and answer to help me learn.

Why is having a strong organizational culture important?
What are some ways leaders can develop and manage organizational culture? How might this help with recruiting and retaining employees?

You are a medical professor in charge of creating college assignments and answers for medical college students. You design and conduct lectures, evaluate student performance and provide feedback through examinations and assignments. Answer each question separately. Include and Introduction. Provide an answer to this content

I’m working on a health & medical discussion question and need the explanation and answer to help me learn.

Why is having a strong organizational culture important?
What are some ways leaders can develop and manage organizational culture? How might this help with recruiting and retaining employees?

. Do not write who you are in the answer.

evaluate a company of your choice and use the strategy tools discussed in this course. You will act as a consultant who has been asked to give a status of the organization to the board of directors. 

 
Strategic Appraisal Report– This analysis is expected to give students the opportunity to evaluate a company of their choice and use the strategy tools discussed in this course. You will act as a consultant who has been asked to give a status of the organization to the board of directors. 
Board members are short on time so it is very important that your report is concisely written and free from speculation and drama.  Please use this template. You must use APA style writing and your report should be a minimum of 4 pages and a maximum of 7 pages. Additional academic writing support options are available here.
Any submission received past the due date will receive an automatic 15% deduction.
Your report should include the following:

The organizations vision/mission statement
The external environment including:

Segments of the environment that currently impact the firm
Porter’s Five Forces Model

The internal environment including:

Resources, capabilities, and core competencies
Value chain analysis
SWOT analysis

Business model
Type of business-level strategy used
Competitor analysis
International opportunities
Organization structure & leadership
Innovation
Recommendations

present your Results and Discussion sections of your Research Project and providing professional feedback to your peers. These activities will enable you to continue honing your scientific writing skills (being concise and precise) and using the systematic organization of a professional empirical paper. It forces you to consider your results within a bigger picture – how do your findings fit, contradict, and expand our current understanding in the field? Try to see multiple perspectives in the interpretations to avoid confirmation bias. Sharing your research findings with the scientific and lay community is essential to expanding our understanding of mental processes and behavior, with the ultimate goal of bettering the lives of ourselves and others. Receiving and providing constructive feedback related to scientific writing is a professional skill that deepens as one’s knowledge of research methods and statistics expands.

This assignment consists of presenting your Results and Discussion sections of your Research Project and providing professional feedback to your peers. These activities will enable you to continue honing your scientific writing skills (being concise and precise) and using the systematic organization of a professional empirical paper. It forces you to consider your results within a bigger picture – how do your findings fit, contradict, and expand our current understanding in the field? Try to see multiple perspectives in the interpretations to avoid confirmation bias. Sharing your research findings with the scientific and lay community is essential to expanding our understanding of mental processes and behavior, with the ultimate goal of bettering the lives of ourselves and others. Receiving and providing constructive feedback related to scientific writing is a professional skill that deepens as one’s knowledge of research methods and statistics expands. As we near the end of this course, this is your chance to illustrate your deepened understanding of these concepts.

Thread Instructions
For the final discussion board topic thread, you will present your Results, Discussion, and Reference portions of your Research Project to your peers. You will submit this as a single word document to ensure your formatting remains intact. As always, use APA formatting and conventions for a Professional Paper (e.g., running head, page numbers, heading levels, and components). No quotes are allowed – paraphrase, put information into your own words, and cite appropriately. Please use the systematic organization presented below:
1. Results –
this will consist of at least two paragraphs, one table, and one figure

a. Paragraph 1: Demographic section. State your total sample size and report the descriptive statistics for at least one demographic question (or refer them to a Figure that displays your demographic data – although this figure is optional). Note think about the scale of measurement of your demographic variable, as it will determine the most appropriate measure of central tendency and dispersion to be used. (And yes – this information typically goes in a Method section but we will put it here for the purposes of this assignment).
i.
For instance, if your demographic is nominal or ordinal, you would not present mean / standard deviation (e.g., How can you interpret a gender mean of 1.4?)
Make sure you present information that is meaningful.

ii.
With nominal demographic data, present the percent in each category (e.g., % males / % females, or % for each race group).

iii.
If your data is scale, then you can present the mean / standard deviation (e.g., write-in age, so your sample age ranges from 18 – 25, with a mean of 22.2 and a standard deviation of 3.1).

b. Paragraph 2: Topic sentence stating the purpose of your study (i.e. your research hypothesis). Then, state the statistical test used to assess it (refer the reader to your Table of SPSS output here). Then, write the statistical test results using complete sentences (including the statistical notation and whether it was significant). Similar to homework assignments, you need to fully state what the results are in meaningful terms (just stating it is or is not significant isn’t sufficient).
i. Include confidence intervals, effect size, and post-hoc analyses, as applicable.
ii. Call-out to the Table and Figure within the results.
iii. Include the Table and Figure within your Results section (they do not need to be placed in an Appendix, rather place them following the formatting guidelines for inclusion within a Results section – see Section 7 of the APA Manual).
1. Table must include all
relevant SPSS output. *Note this is not typically included in a research paper but is a unique requirement of the assignment as it gives you practice on APA format of tables and helps the instructor ensure you accurately analyzed and reported your results. Do NOT include the SPSS output for your demographic data – this should be presented either as text and/or as a figure for this assignment.

2. Figure must be related to your tested hypothesis.
2. Discussion –
include the following components in this order:

a. Start with a review of the goal of your study and your findings.
b. Identify any limitations of your study (e.g., unique characteristics of the sample or sampling method, limited or large amounts of variability in your dependent variable)
i. Do not be superficial. Everyone had a sample size of 20. Yes, this is small. No, it will not “count” as a limitation. Limitations should demonstrate a depth of thought to your specific research design procedures.
c. Integrate your results with research you discussed in your Introduction (or find new articles if you prefer). * don’t forget to cite appropriately – see Section 8 in the APA Manual!*
i. Note you must cite at least three articles whose results are comparable to yours at some level (your results can augment, support, contradict, et cet). Fully explain these comparisons using
relevant information from the other articles (e.g., differences in target populations, different instrument / survey used to measure the construct of interest).

d. Provide the “big picture” (what results mean for the field, public policy, and/or for mankind)
e. Offer one suggestion for a future study that builds off of your results. Why is it important to the field and/or public?
3. References (see Sections 9 – 10 in the APA Manual):
a. Include a reference section for all articles cited in your results and discussion (there will be at least 3).
Submit your Results, Discussion, and References as a single word document to ensure formatting remains intact. Your topic thread must be at least
600 words and is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of the assigned Module: Week.

Reply Instructions
This assignment consists of replies to two peer threads. Respond as if you had been asked to review a peer’s manuscript being prepared for publication (thus, you can use first person). No quotes are allowed unless you are quoting your peer to indicate a particular strength or weakness
. However, these quotes do not count towards the word minimum. Replies to your peers should be thoughtful, educated, and professional. Avoid unsubstantiated opinions or claims, personal comments, or general comments. For each peer reply, type your response into the discussion area, making sure to address all of the following components:

· Was the relevance of articles cited in the Discussion clear?
· Did the writer use appropriate terms throughout the paper based on the hypothesis, research design, and test selected (e.g., most likely the researcher did not manipulate any variables, so there should be no causal inferences)?
· Identify at least THREE areas that could be improved upon. Be specific (e.g., topic sentences in a specific section, flow of discussion, contradictory statements). If you quote to indicate the specific areas of confusion, that is fine but note it will not go towards your word count minimum.
· Use numbers to explicitly label your three suggestions (e.g., “First,”, or even use a numbered list as long as all written components use complete sentences).
· Cite specific sections of the APA Publication Manual or other professional source (e.g., assignment instructions, class presentations or other resources) to support each suggestion.

· “Great job on your discussion post,”
· “I totally agree with everything you said,”
· “Good luck in the rest of the class,” etc.
Your two replies must be a minimum of 150 words each (references and quotes do not count) and are due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the assigned Module: Week.
· Identify two unique strengths of the research and/or assignment. Clearly indicate each unique strength numerically (e.g., “One strength of your study…”)
· Was the relevance of articles cited in the Discussion clear?
· Did the writer use appropriate terms throughout the paper based on the hypothesis, research design, and test selected (e.g., most likely the researcher did not manipulate any variables, so there should be no causal inferences)?
· Identify at least THREE areas that could be improved upon. Be specific (e.g., topic sentences in a specific section, flow of discussion, contradictory statements). If you quote to indicate the specific areas of confusion, that is fine but note it will not go towards your word count minimum.
· Use numbers to explicitly label your three suggestions (e.g., “First,”, or even use a numbered list as long as all written components use complete sentences).
· Cite specific sections of the APA Publication Manual or other professional source (e.g., assignment instructions, class presentations or other resources) to support each suggestion.
· Include a Reference section (one entry minimum).
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Selecting a New EHR System for Your Clinic: Building Effective Teams, Managing Change, and Mitigating Risk

Assignment Instructions:
Instructions
You are the administrator of a clinic with 50 employees. You have been tasked with facilitating discussion with other health professionals in your clinic to select a new EHR system, which will be implemented across the organization. Please complete the assignment as indicated in the instructions below.
Part 1
Instructions
Construct a plan to build 1–2 effective teams to collaborate in selecting a new EHR system for the clinic. Identify the professional roles that should be represented on your team(s). You should be prepared for possible disagreements regarding priorities and processes, so your plan must include at least three team or consensus-building methods.
Part 2
Instructions
Evaluate the concepts of change management theories, techniques, and leadership by assessing typical challenges seen with implementing a new EHR system across an organization. Your evaluation should demonstrate that you have considered how a transition to EHR would result in the need to plan for change management interventions. Provide two examples of challenges arising from EHR adoption and detail the change management theories that you would enact to overcome resistance to change.
Part 3
Instructions
Demonstrate implementation of a departmental strategic plan by detailing at least two areas of risk exposure mitigation, organizational or process redesign, training, or communication strategy, as they relate to EHR implementation.
Part 4
Instructions
Demonstrate understanding of the purpose of the procurement process. What are the purposes of the request for proposal (RFP), the request for information (RFI), and the request for quotation (RFQ)? Provide detail for when and how to use each to help an HCO more fully identify its needs and the issues involved with planning for significant projects or purchases.
Assignment Requirements:
Please complete all parts in a Microsoft Word® document.
The body of your document should be at least 1,200 words in length.
Quoting should be less than 10% of the entire paper. Paraphrasing is necessary.
Students must cite and reference at least four credible sources from the Library.
Please be sure to visit the Writing Center to assist you with meeting APA expectations for written assignments.
Instructions
You are the administrator of a clinic with 50 employees. You have been tasked with facilitating discussion with other health professionals in your clinic to select a new EHR system, which will be implemented across the organization. Please complete the assignment as indicated in the instructions below.
Part 1
Instructions
Construct a plan to build 1–2 effective teams to collaborate in selecting a new EHR system for the clinic. Identify the professional roles that should be represented on your team(s). You should be prepared for possible disagreements regarding priorities and processes, so your plan must include at least three team or consensus-building methods.
Part 2
Instructions
Evaluate the concepts of change management theories, techniques, and leadership by assessing typical challenges seen with implementing a new EHR system across an organization. Your evaluation should demonstrate that you have considered how a transition to EHR would result in the need to plan for change management interventions. Provide two examples of challenges arising from EHR adoption and detail the change management theories that you would enact to overcome resistance to change.
Part 3
Instructions
Demonstrate implementation of a departmental strategic plan by detailing at least two areas of risk exposure mitigation, organizational or process redesign, training, or communication strategy, as they relate to EHR implementation.
Part 4
Instructions
Demonstrate understanding of the purpose of the procurement process. What are the purposes of the request for proposal (RFP), the request for information (RFI), and the request for quotation (RFQ)? Provide detail for when and how to use each to help an HCO more fully identify its needs and the issues involved with planning for significant projects or purchases.
Assignment Requirements:
Please complete all parts in a Microsoft Word® document.
The body of your document should be at least 1,200 words in length.
Quoting should be less than 10% of the entire paper. Paraphrasing is necessary.
Students must cite and reference at least four credible sources from the Library.
Please be sure to visit the Writing Center to assist you with meeting APA expectations for written assignments.
Instructions
You are the administrator of a clinic with 50 employees. You have been tasked with facilitating discussion with other health professionals in your clinic to select a new EHR system, which will be implemented across the organization. Please complete the assignment as indicated in the instructions below.
Part 1
Instructions
Construct a plan to build 1–2 effective teams to collaborate in selecting a new EHR system for the clinic. Identify the professional roles that should be represented on your team(s). You should be prepared for possible disagreements regarding priorities and processes, so your plan must include at least three team or consensus-building methods.
Part 2
Instructions
Evaluate the concepts of change management theories, techniques, and leadership by assessing typical challenges seen with implementing a new EHR system across an organization. Your evaluation should demonstrate that you have considered how a transition to EHR would result in the need to plan for change management interventions. Provide two examples of challenges arising from EHR adoption and detail the change management theories that you would enact to overcome resistance to change.
Part 3
Instructions
Demonstrate implementation of a departmental strategic plan by detailing at least two areas of risk exposure mitigation, organizational or process redesign, training, or communication strategy, as they relate to EHR implementation.
Part 4
Instructions
Demonstrate understanding of the purpose of the procurement process. What are the purposes of the request for proposal (RFP), the request for information (RFI), and the request for quotation (RFQ)? Provide detail for when and how to use each to help an HCO more fully identify its needs and the issues involved with planning for significant projects or purchases.
Assignment Requirements:
Please complete all parts in a Microsoft Word® document.
The body of your document should be at least 1,200 words in length.
Quoting should be less than 10% of the entire paper. Paraphrasing is necessary.
Students must cite and reference at least four credible sources from the Library.
Please be sure to visit the Writing Center to assist you with meeting APA expectations for written assignments.
Instructions
You are the administrator of a clinic with 50 employees. You have been tasked with facilitating discussion with other health professionals in your clinic to select a new EHR system, which will be implemented across the organization. Please complete the assignment as indicated in the instructions below.
Part 1
Instructions
Construct a plan to build 1–2 effective teams to collaborate in selecting a new EHR system for the clinic. Identify the professional roles that should be represented on your team(s). You should be prepared for possible disagreements regarding priorities and processes, so your plan must include at least three team or consensus-building methods.
Part 2
Instructions
Evaluate the concepts of change management theories, techniques, and leadership by assessing typical challenges seen with implementing a new EHR system across an organization. Your evaluation should demonstrate that you have considered how a transition to EHR would result in the need to plan for change management interventions. Provide two examples of challenges arising from EHR adoption and detail the change management theories that you would enact to overcome resistance to change.
Part 3
Instructions
Demonstrate implementation of a departmental strategic plan by detailing at least two areas of risk exposure mitigation, organizational or process redesign, training, or communication strategy, as they relate to EHR implementation.
Part 4
Instructions
Demonstrate understanding of the purpose of the procurement process. What are the purposes of the request for proposal (RFP), the request for information (RFI), and the request for quotation (RFQ)? Provide detail for when and how to use each to help an HCO more fully identify its needs and the issues involved with planning for significant projects or purchases.
Assignment Requirements:
Please complete all parts in a Microsoft Word® document.
The body of your document should be at least 1,200 words in length.
Quoting should be less than 10% of the entire paper. Paraphrasing is necessary.
Students must cite and reference at least four credible sources from the Library.
Please be sure to visit the Writing Center to assist you with meeting APA expectations for written assignments.
How To Work On This Assignment(Example Draft/Essay)
Introduction:
Selecting an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system is an essential decision for any healthcare organization. The process of choosing an EHR system involves significant efforts, resources, and collaboration between different professionals. In this essay, I will develop a plan to build effective teams to collaborate in selecting a new EHR system for a clinic with 50 employees. Additionally, I will evaluate the concepts of change management theories and leadership, demonstrating the need to plan for change management interventions when transitioning to an EHR. I will also demonstrate the implementation of a departmental strategic plan that mitigates risk exposure, and finally, I will explain the purposes of the procurement process, specifically the Request for Proposal (RFP), the Request for Information (RFI), and the Request for Quotation (RFQ).
Part 1: Building Effective Teams
Selecting a new EHR system requires effective collaboration between different professionals. A team must be formed to ensure the selection process is done with precision, accuracy, and effectiveness. The team should comprise various professionals with different expertise, including:

Administrators: Administrators can ensure that the system’s selection process aligns with the organization’s strategic goals and objectives.
Physicians: Physicians will be the primary users of the EHR system, so their input is essential in choosing the right system.
Nurses: Nurses are the backbone of healthcare, and they are responsible for recording and maintaining patients’ health records. Therefore, their input in the selection process is vital.
Health Information Technologists (HITs): HITs have expertise in health information systems, and they can provide valuable insights into the selection process.
Patient Representatives: Patient representatives can offer valuable insight into patient experiences and can help ensure that the system selected benefits the patient’s experience.

To build an effective team, the following three team or consensus-building methods must be included:

Consensus Decision-making: This method involves reaching a decision through a collaborative process that involves all members of the team. The team will discuss the pros and cons of each option and make a decision that everyone agrees with.
Brainstorming: This method involves generating ideas as a team without any preconceptions or criticisms. The team will list all possible options and then evaluate each option to determine the best one.
Nominal Group Technique: This method is a structured process that involves generating ideas, categorizing them, and then ranking them. Each member of the team will provide ideas, and then the team will evaluate them based on their importance, feasibility, and effectiveness.

Part 2: Change Management Theories
Change management is a structured approach to transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from a current state to a desired future state. Implementing a new EHR system involves change management interventions to overcome resistance to change. Two examples of challenges arising from EHR adoption include:

Resistance to change: Change can be difficult, and employees may resist the implementation of the new EHR system.
Lack of training: Employees may not know how to use the new system effectively, which can result in errors, productivity losses, and frustration.

To overcome these challenges, the following change management theories can be enacted:

Lewin’s Change Management Model: This model involves three stages: unfreezing, changing, and refreezing. During the unfreezing stage, employees are made aware of the need for change. During the changing stage, the new EHR system is implemented, and employees are trained to use it effectively. During the refreezing stage, the new system is integrated into the organization’s processes.
Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model: This model involves eight steps that organizations can follow to achieve successful change management. These steps include establishing a sense of urgency, creating

create an evidence-based practice project that includes the development of a PICO question and follows the initial steps of the Iowa Model. You will share your findings using an APA formatted paper.

Module 4 Evidence Based Practice: Finding the Evidence
Submit by the due date and time listed in your syllabus.
Overview
This assignment will allow you to create an evidence-based practice project that includes the development of a PICO question and follows the initial steps of the Iowa Model. You will share your findings using an APA formatted paper.
Submitting your assignment
· Save this document to your desktop as a Word document.
· Open the document from your desktop and review the assignment instructions and grading rubric.
· Create a separate Word document for your paper.
· Return to the course and upload your paper and your approved nursing research article to the assignment submission link.
Please note:
if you forget to upload your source articles, up to 5 points penalty will be applied to your paper.

Grading Rubric
See the grading rubric posted in the assignment link to guide your work the assignment. Points are awarded for each section based on content and clarity of expression.
Instructions for Completing Your Assignment
·
Step one:

Using the topic you chose,
identify a nursing clinical practice question that you would like to explore.

·
Step two: You may use the PICO(T) question in the final form approved by your instructor or coach. We will give you feedback on questions and articles up until Wednesday before the assignment is due. If you have not had a question or article approved by that time, carefully review the instructions for what constitutes an acceptable PICO question and what constitutes an acceptable article.

·
Step three: Search for a nursing quantitative research article (or two) that relates to your PICO question using Academic Search Complete, CINHAL, Pubmed, Google Scholar, or any other database that contains nursing research articles.

Please note: you can use the article that you submitted in Module Two to meet this requirement so long as it was approved.

·
The article you will find must meet the following mandatory requirements:

· It must be based on the approved topic list unless other arrangements were made with your instructor or coach.
· It must be from a
nursing research journal or have a
nurse as an author.

· It must be no more than 5 years old from the current publication year.
· It must include implications and / or interventions that are applicable to nursing practice.
· It may not be a qualitative article, systematic review, meta-synthesis, meta-analysis, meta-summary, integrative review or a retrospective / quality improvement study. For more information on how to recognize these types of article see Grove & Gray (2019) pp. 21-23.
· It may not be a clinical information article or “how-to” article.
·
Step Four: Collecting More Evidence (Do the research)

· Find a credible scholarly or government resource published within the past 5 years that provides you with at least two facts (ex. costs, morbidity, mortality, safety, or other related statistics) for why your clinical problem is important (provide statistics). (The internet is a great place to get this information…just don’t forget to cite this information and add it to your reference page). If you find that your reference is the name of a webpage with n.d. instead of a date, then it is very questionable whether or not this is truly a scholarly source.
· Find a clinical practice guideline that relates to your question. It must have information that relates to the role of the nurse. Guideline is the most recent version or published within the past five years. (It is true that guidelines are not always updated within 5 years so you will need to discuss this.) There are several websites listed in your textbook that can help with searching for guidelines. The UTA library also has resources for clinical practice guidelines.
· Find a research based article published within the last five years from a discipline other than nursing (medicine, social work, physical therapy, etc.) The article must support at least three statements that are relevant to your question and to nursing practice.
·
Hint:
Did you notice that you will be finding a total of
four
different sources
of information for your PICO question? To re-cap, these four sources are:

· Statistics you are reporting in paragraph one.
· Nursing quantitative research article for paragraphs 2, 3, and 4
· Clinical Practice Guideline (paragraph 5)
· A other discipline article (paragraph 6)

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Step Five: Write up your findings in APA format and submit them to assignment portal by the due date and time listed in your syllabus. Here’s how to write up your findings:

· Start with a 7th edition APA cover page. An example is provided by the instructor.
· Paragraph #1: This is your opening paragraph. Start with an introduction statement. What is your PICO question? Describe why was it important (share the dollars, morbidity / mortality, statistics, safety stats you found with citation)? If your source was a website, then include a working link to that website.
· Paragraph #2: What did your nursing quantitative research article add to your knowledge on this topic? State the design using one of these terms: descriptive, correlational, predictive correlational, experimental, or quasi-experimental. State the sampling method, and setting of the study (this should only take one sentence: e.g. “Smith and Johnson conducted a predictive correlational study using a convenience sample from a psychiatric outpatient clinic.”). State the major findings of the study (2 or 3 findings). The findings you share should come from the results or discussion settings and should be relevant to your PICO question and your practice as a nurse. (Hint: major findings are findings that are meaningful to the reader. For example, findings such as that a majority of the study was within a certain age group are not major findings).
· Paragraph #3. Mention the research variables in your article. Do not include demographic variables unless they are important to the results of the study. If the study includes independent and dependent variables, mention which ones are independent or dependent. For each major variable, give a conceptual and operational definition. If the authors gave a conceptual definition for a variable, you may quote it with proper citation(this is the only place in this paper that direct quotations are allowed). Otherwise you must infer a conceptual definition for the variable based on your understanding of the article. Authors do not usually state operational definitions, but you can tell what the operational definition was for each variable by what they describe about how the variables were measured. Give the level of measurement for each variable (nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio).
· Paragraph #4: Using the skills you have learned in your critique of a research article, describe two strengths or two weaknesses (or one strength and one weakness) that you found as you read this article.
Go back to what you learned in your article critique about sampling methods, measurement methods (ex. questionnaires), and data collection (how did they collect the data to make sure you are being thorough in your assessment. Be specific, so that your instructor, if reading the article, can find them too. Do not re-state the limitations provided by the authors of your study unless they have to do with the study’s sampling, measurement methods, or data collection. Do not discuss the research design or the descriptive or inferential statistics used by the authors as a strength or weakness of the study, as this is not related to with the study’s sampling, measurement methods, or data collection. (Hint: be sure to describe strengths or weaknesses of the study itself, not strengths or weaknesses of the article).

· Paragraph #5: What is the name and website of the clinical practice guideline that you found? Share at least three facts that you found within the guideline that is relevant to the PICO question and your practice as a BSN nurse and cite the guideline appropriately. Make sure that the source you are using is actually a clinical practice guideline. Clinical practice guidelines are generally written by interdisciplinary teams and offer evidence based advice to professionals. Do not use sources that offer advice to patients or the general public or sources that offer advice without discussing the evidence behind their recommendations.
· Paragraph #6: Identify the other discipline article that you found. The article needs to be research based, but it does not have to be a research article itself. For example, it could be a systematic review. Qualitative, mixed methods, and retrospective studies can also be used for this source. It must have facts related to your practice question. Share at least three facts that you found within this source that is relevant to the PICO question and your practice as a nurse, and cite appropriately.
· Paragraph #7 (and #8 if needed): re-state your PICO question and briefly summarize what you have learned through your search. What would you recommend, if anything, as a change in practice for nurses? Why? Remember, this is your closing paragraph(s). This paragraph should include information from each of your sources. Therefore you should also cite all of your sources in this paragraph. Also be sure to include recommendations for practice based on what you learned from your four sources.
· Note to students about writing up your findings:
· This is a formal APA paper. Do not use first or second person language in this paper. Points will be taken off if you do. Look at the Rubric for more APA information for this paper. APA points will be taken off for spelling, grammar, and usage errors.
· Your paper must be between five and seven pages (double spaced), not including the cover page and references. Use the following headings for paragraphs 2 through 7: Summary of Research Article, Major Variables, Strengths and Weaknesses, Practice Guideline, Fourth Resource, Conclusion
· Turn your paper (as a word document) and your source articles (in pdf format) to the assignment submission link in Module Four at the due date and time listed in your syllabus. If you included a working link to your practice guideline and/or your statistics source in your paper itself you do not need to include pdf of those things.
· No direct quotes are allowed in this paper. The only exception is that you may use direct quotes for conceptual definitions of variables. If you do use a direct quote in such circumstances it must be properly cited. Any other direct quotes will receive a point deduction.
· Possible points for this assignment: 100 points

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PSYC 510

Homework: Descriptive Methods Assignment Instructions

Overview
This
Homework:
Descriptive Methods Assignment is designed to assess your understanding of the concepts and applications covered thus far in this course. In this particular module, you have learned about more introductory concepts for the least powerful of research designs – descriptive methods.

Instructions
Be sure you have reviewed this module’s
Learn section before completing this
Homework:
Descriptive Methods Assignment. This
Homework:
Descriptive Methods Assignment is worth 60 points. Each question is worth 3 points each. Six points are awarded for mechanics/structure.

· Part I contains general concepts from this module’s
Learn section.

· Part II requires use of SPSS. You have a break this module from new SPSS concepts!
· Part III is the cumulative section. These may include short answer and/or use of SPSS but will review material from previous module(s).
· Directions for each subsection are provided in the top of each table (in the gray shaded areas). Answers should be placed where indicated (wherever there is “
ANSWER”).

· Submit the file as a WORD document (.doc or .docx). Make sure the filename of your submission includes your full name, course and section.
· Example: HW3_JohnDoe_510B01
Make sure to check the
Homework Grading Rubric before you begin this
Homework:
Descriptive Methods Assignment.

Part I: General Concepts

These questions are based on the concepts covered in this module’s assigned readings and presentations.

Apply concepts from this week to answer each of the following questions about populations and samples.

1.

Describe a
population you would like to work with after earning your graduate degree in psychology.

ANSWER

2.

Describe a
stratified sampling technique you could use to reflect your target population identified in the first question. (Explicitly state the strata and list at least two subsamples of that strata). Do NOT use any examples from this week.

ANSWER

3.

Describe a
cluster sampling technique you could use to reflect your target population identified in the first question (NOT used in any examples this week). Provide enough details so that the sampling technique is differentiated from others in your assigned reading.

ANSWER

4.

How are stratified and cluster sampling techniques
similar?

ANSWER

5.

How are stratified and cluster sampling techniques
different?

ANSWER

A developmental researcher is concerned about the ecological validity when designing a study to investigate whether group size and gender are related to magnitude of bullying behavior observed in five year-old children.

6.

What specific type of observational method would be best? Why?

ANSWER

7.

Describe a potential
expectancy effect that could impact the results of this study.

ANSWER

8.

Describe THREE items you would include as a
static

if you were to conduct this study using a
checklist. Make sure you clearly define each item.

ANSWER

9.

Describe THREE items you would include as
action items if you were to conduct this study using a
checklist. Make sure you clearly define each item.

ANSWER

This section requires you to apply information related to “Survey Methods” in your required reading.

10.

Explain the difference between a
loaded question and a
leading question.?

ANSWER

11.

Imagine that you are writing a survey on student perceptions of the food in the dining hall. Write one
open-ended question concerning quality of the food in the dining hall in the space below.

ANSWER

12.

Imagine that you are writing a survey on student perceptions of the food in the dining hall. Write one
close-ended question concerning quality of the food in the dining hall in the space below.

ANSWER

13.

What problem is with the following survey question? Then, rewrite it to eliminate that problem.
Survey question: Do you favor reducing the outrageous number of administrators in the federal government?

ANSWER

This section requires you to evaluate qualitative vs. quantitative research methods.

14.

Describe two advantages / strengths of qualitative research.

ANSWER

15.

Briefly describe the three basic phases involved in a
qualitative action research study conducted to investigate complaints of low morale in a workplace. Make sure you relate each phase to this particular scenario.

ANSWER

Part II: SPSS Application

These questions require the use of SPSS. Remember you must submit all of your work within this word document. You will need to take a screen shot of your data view if necessary, or copy and paste your output into the spaces below.

None for Module 3 – you will start using SPSS regularly NEXT MODULE!

Part III: Cumulative

These questions can be related to anything covered thus far in the course.

Using information from previous modules, answer the following:

16.

What are the three major goals of research?

ANSWER

17.

If you want to identify the scale of measurement for a variable in SPSS, would you do that in the Data View or Variable View?

ANSWER

18.

Create operational definitions for “Success” using two different scales of measurement. Make sure to identify the scale of measurement for each definition!

ANSWER

Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module 3. Remember to name file appropriately.
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For this assignment you will need to read a debate article from the ProCon website.  Read the article and write a paragraph on which side you believe made the most convincing argument. There are three Pro and Three Con arguments.

Journal #4

Journal #4 Prompt:

If you could achieve anything in your life, what would it be? 

Remember to include interesting specific details. 

Revision Paragraph 1
For this assignment you will need to read a debate article from the ProCon website.  There is an URL (link) at the bottom of these directions. Read the article and write a paragraph on which side you believe made the most convincing argument. There are three Pro and Three Con arguments. 
Note:  Please do not write your paragraph on what you already believed before reading the article.  In the true spirit of scholastic debate, you are charged to judge which side you believe made the most convincing argument. In your paragraph you are to explain what arguments convinced you that the Pro or the Con side was the best argued position .  
You will upload your paragraph.  I will act as your reviewer. I  will not edit your paragraph as I have done on your previous writings.  Instead, I  will only make suggestions as described in the peer review. I will mention if you have fragments, run-ons, lack clarity, or so forth. But I will not give you specifics as I have done previously.  That part of the revision will be your task. This is meant to challenge you, and help you develop the skills to know how to edit your papers for all your future college writings. Moreover, it is meant to help you view your mistakes in the eyes of your readers, especially to expose when your writing lacks clarity.  Also, this exercise and the next two, are meant to help you see the necessity for revising/editing your papers. You are writing not for yourself, but for readers.
After you have revised and rewritten your paragraph, you will submit it for your grade.  To begin, click the following link:

https://www.procon.org/headlines/saturday-halloween-top-3-pros-and-cons/Links to an external site.

Revision Paragraph 2
For this assignment you will need to read a debate article from the ProCon website.  There is an URL (link) at the bottom of these directions. Read the article and write a paragraph on which side you believe made the most convincing argument. There are three Pro and Three Con arguments. 
Note:  Please do not write your paragraph on what you already believed before reading the article.  In the true spirit of scholastic debate, you are charged to judge which side you believe made the most convincing argument. In your paragraph you are to explain what arguments convinced you that the Pro or the Con side was the best argued position .  
You will upload your paragraph.  I will act as your reviewer. I  will not edit your paragraph as I have done on your previous writings.  Instead, I  will only make suggestions as described in the peer review. I will mention if you have fragments, run-ons, lack clarity, or so forth. But I will not give you specifics as I have done previously.  That part of the revision will be your task. This is meant to challenge you, and help you develop the skills to know how to edit your papers for all your future college writings. Moreover, it is meant to help you view your mistakes in the eyes of your readers, especially to expose when your writing lacks clarity.  Also, this exercise and the next two, are meant to help you see the necessity for revising/editing your papers. You are writing not for yourself, but for readers.
After you have revised and rewritten your paragraph, you will submit it for your grade.  To begin, click the following link:

https://www.procon.org/headlines/pit-bull-bans-top-2-pros-and-cons/Links to an external site.

Revision Essay
Revision Paragraph 1 and Revision Paragraph only required you to write one paragraph for each prospective assignment. This assignment will have you take a guided step by step approach to building a five paragraph essay. 
Once again read the article, and decide which side presented the best argument. write a paragraph on which side, either Pro or Con you believe made the most overall convincing argument. 
Additionally, please note that there are three Pros and three Cons.  So depending on which side you selected, you will then go back and write one paragraph for each.  You will write:  
 One paragraph for Pro/Con 1  
One paragraph for Pro/Con 2  
One paragraph for Pro/Con 3  
These will make the body of your essay.  
Lastly, write a summary paragraph to make your conclusion.  Once again I will act as your reviewer, not editor.  I will make suggestions.  You should follow the suggestion to make the revisions and then resubmit the final document for grading.
 
 Note:  Please do not write your paragraph on what you already believed before reading the article.  In the true spirit of scholastic debate, you are charged to judge which side you believe made the most convincing argument. In your paragraph you are to explain which arguments convinced you that the Pro or the Con side was the best argued position .  

https://www.procon.org/headlines/electoral-college-pros-cons-procon-org/Links to an external site.